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Definitions of circe in various dictionaries:
noun - (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
A goddess who turned Odysseus’s men temporarily into swine but later gave him directions for their journey home.
CIRCE - Circe (; Greek: Kírk pro noun ced [kírk]) is a goddess of magic or sometimes a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress in Greek mythology. By most ac...
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| Ulysses spent a year on the island of Aeaea in the company of this witch who turned men into pigs |
| "I never turned anyone into a pig. Some people are pigs", Louise Gluck wrote in this enchantress' "Power" |
| Odysseus spent a month (or maybe longer) with this sorceress on the island of Aeaea |
| Sorceress working her magic here:"Scarce had they drunk when she flew after them with her long stick, and shut them in a pigsty." |
| Moly, a flower, protects Odysseus from the charms of this enchantress |
| In a painting by John William Waterhouse, this femme fatale offers a cup to Ulysses |
| Enchantress who made Odysseus' men pig-headed |
| In post Homeric stories, this sorceress bore Odysseus a son named Telegonus |
| The sorceress Medea was the niece of this witch Ulysses met on his voyage |
| George Romney painted the lovely Lady Hamilton as this sorceress who turned men into swine |
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| In Greek mythology, bCirceb (srsi Greek Krk pronounced krk) is a goddess of magic (or sometimes a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress). By most accounts, bCirceb was the daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, and Perse, an Oceanid. |
| (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine |
| An enchantress who lived on the island of Aeaea. When Odysseus visited the island his companions were changed into pigs by her potions, but he protected himself with the magic herb moly and forced her to restore his men to human form. |
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| Circe (; Greek: Kírk pronounced [kírk]) is a goddess of magic or sometimes a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress in Greek mythology. By most accounts, she was the daughter of the Titan sun god Helios, and Perse, one of the three thousand Oceanid nymphs. Her brothers were Aeetes, keeper of the Golden Fleece, and Perses. Her sister was Pasiphaë, the wife of King Minos and mother of the Minotaur. Other accounts make her the daughter of Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft. She was often confused with Calypso, due to her shifts in behavior and personality, and the association that both of them had with Odysseus.Circe was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions and herbs. Through the use of these and a magic wand or staff, she transformed her enemies, or those who offended her, into wild beasts. Some say she was exiled to the solitary island of Aeaea by her subjects and her father Helios for killing her husband, the prince of Colchis. Later traditions tell of her leaving or even destroy |